The 22ND AETFAT Congress was held in 2022 in Livingstone, Zambia.
The 22nd AETFAT Conference took place in Livingstone, Zambia from 26th June – 1st July 2022 with the conference title of “Diversity and conservation of African plants: Challenges and Opportunities”. The venue of the meeting was on the bank of the Zambezi River, a few metres from the famous Victoria Falls. The congress was hosted by the University of Zambia and officially opened by the Zambian Minister of Technology and Science, Honourable Felix Mutati who was accompanied by the Vice-chancellor of the University of Zamba, Professor Annie Sikwibele. Around 150 participants were involved, including representation from 18 African countries, and 28 counties in total.
During the conference, an African Botanic Gardens Network (ABGN) meeting and training session was held (covering botanic garden master planning, living collection management and collection of propagation material).
The book of abstracts of the 22nd AETFAT (2022) can be found here: